The Table Talk of Abraham LincolnF.A. Stokes Company, 1894 - 154 pages Donated by Carl W. Schaefer. |
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... asking par- don for a soldier condemned to be shot for a purely technical " deser- tion " : Well , I think the boy can do us more good above ground than under ground . " On pardoning twenty - four deser- tions at once , all of whom were ...
... asking par- don for a soldier condemned to be shot for a purely technical " deser- tion " : Well , I think the boy can do us more good above ground than under ground . " On pardoning twenty - four deser- tions at once , all of whom were ...
Page 30
... asked for the pardon of a man whom he himself had sen- tenced to be shot : " You ? Asking me to pardon some poor fellow ? -Give me that pen ! " After listening to a plea on behalf of a soldier condemned to death : " Well ! —I don't ...
... asked for the pardon of a man whom he himself had sen- tenced to be shot : " You ? Asking me to pardon some poor fellow ? -Give me that pen ! " After listening to a plea on behalf of a soldier condemned to death : " Well ! —I don't ...
Page 37
... asked a friend who was present , in some surprise . " Why , you see , " he explained , " it reminds me of Mrs. Sallie Ward , a neighbor of mine . She had a very large family . Occasionally one of her numerous progeny would be heard ...
... asked a friend who was present , in some surprise . " Why , you see , " he explained , " it reminds me of Mrs. Sallie Ward , a neighbor of mine . She had a very large family . Occasionally one of her numerous progeny would be heard ...
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... asked Mr. Lincoln . 66 Yes , and met with a flat refusal . " " Then you must see Stanton , " 66 I have , " said the applicant rue- fully , " and the result was the same . " " Well , then , " said Mr. Lincoln , " I can do nothing ; for ...
... asked Mr. Lincoln . 66 Yes , and met with a flat refusal . " " Then you must see Stanton , " 66 I have , " said the applicant rue- fully , " and the result was the same . " " Well , then , " said Mr. Lincoln , " I can do nothing ; for ...
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... asked Ed- ward , ' How do you think it will do for the President of the United States to ride in a second - hand carriage ? ' " Sure , your Excellency , ' replied Edward , ' you're ownly a siccond- hand Prisident , you know . ' " At the ...
... asked Ed- ward , ' How do you think it will do for the President of the United States to ride in a second - hand carriage ? ' " Sure , your Excellency , ' replied Edward , ' you're ownly a siccond- hand Prisident , you know . ' " At the ...
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